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Murder at Keyhaven Castle

Clara McKenna

10.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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With her wedding to Viscount “Lyndy” Lyndhurst just days away, strong-willed American ex-pat...

Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2476 KP) rated Until Depths Do Us Part in Books

Sep 11, 2024 (Updated Sep 11, 2024)

Sailing Away with a Dead Bride

When her nephew needs a last-minute location for his Thanksgiving wedding, Charlotte reluctantly offers the private residence ship she’s just learned her late husband bought a cabin on. Charlotte and her sister, Jane, aren’t sure about this wedding, but they are trying to be supportive for their nephew. However, their first night at sea, someone kills the bride, and their nephew becomes the obvious suspect. Can the sisters figure out what really happened?

I’d been wanting to try this author’s books for a while, and I’m glad I did. This book handled the tricky job of backstory and mystery set up well, and I was pulled into the story from the beginning. I did feel the interactions with one character got repetitive, but overall, the plot kept me engaged as Charlotte kept finding out more things that might have played into the murder. The solution was perfectly logical when we got there. We met the majority of characters at once, so I had a harder time keeping them all straight, but I did by the end. That doesn’t apply to Charlotte and Jane, who are great main characters. I enjoyed the fantasy of cruising, yet the murder is played seriously. I’m looking forward to booking another cruise with this series soon.

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Mrs. Claus and the Very Vicious Valentine

Liz Ireland

10.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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As Valentine’s Day approaches, love is in the air with April Claus’s friend, Claire, getting...

Trudi (4 KP) rated Four weddings and a fiasco in Books

Jan 26, 2018

Nice heart warming story

Romantic comedies are not my usual read but I felt like a change. And I'm very glad I gave it a try, it was a very easy read as it was full of good scene setting description character build ups and an interesting back story too. Well worth the read, even if you're not a romcom reader.

The story is about Katy who is a wedding photographer with her own business who was left struggling after a family betrayal. Katy learns to trust and eventually love again. There are ups and downs that keep you glued to the book from beginning to end!

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Allison Knapp (118 KP) rated Imagine Me & You (2006) in Movies

Jan 20, 2019

Imagine Me & You (2006)

2006 | Comedy, Romance

9.5

(2 Ratings)

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Charming performances by Piper Parabo (Coyote Ugly), Lena Heady, and Anthony Michael Head (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) (2 more)

A LGBTQ movie before the time of legal gay marriage

Witty humor and inspiring chemistry

Annoying misogynist supporting male character as the best friend of the unlucky husband (0 more)

A film just slightly ahead of its time

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A woman falls in love with another woman at her wedding reception. As they try their best to fight their love, it becomes so much clearer that despite her husband is a good man, he doesn't hold her whole heart, proving that love can be found in the most unexpected ways.

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Awix (3310 KP) rated The Holy Mountain (Der Heilige Berg) (1926) in Movies

Nov 11, 2019

Mountainous melodrama couples a rather corny, obscurely allegorical plot to some stunning visuals to reasonably engaging effect. A dancer (Riefenstahl) is drawn to the Alps, where she falls in love with an engineer; confusion and jealousy lead to jeopardy, stoic heroism, and ultimately tragedy.

I found the dramatic elements of the film to be rather hard going, and Riefenstahl's dancing, rather than evoking desire, just reminded me of a drunk woman trying to start a fight at a wedding reception. However, there are some fantastic compositions and the mountains still look awesome nearly a century on; the film may feel a bit pretentious but its imagery remains powerful.

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Ian Parr (9 KP) rated Wild Tales (2014) in Movies

Nov 18, 2019

"Six stories are told in this movie, and all are entertaining and enjoyable. However, because these are short stories, I found some ended too soon, left me wanting more, to find out what happened next, and one or two had disappointing endings. The pick of the stories are 'El más fuerte', about a road rage incident that escalates and the last story, 'Hasta que la muerte nos separe', about a wedding that goes very very badly! I would have liked some connection between each story, like a character appearing in each, but as it is it still comes highly recommended."

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